Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- A Pipkin
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Middleham Jewel
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York Bombed
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- A New Walk
- Dick Turpin
- The White Rose of York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Barley Hall
- The Norman Minster
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Central Library