Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War York
- Gold Arm Ring
- View from Station Rise
- The Basilica
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Union Gas Works
- Royal Station Hotel
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- New Earswick
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Alcuin of York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Castle Museum