Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- First World War Memorial
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The 1190 Massacre
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Mystery Plays
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Union Gas Works
- Water Lanes
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bronze weights
- The Norman Abbey
- The Retreat
- Constantius Chlorus
- Vikings and Christianity