Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Greyfriars
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Jubbergate
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King Richard II and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Bar Convent
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Guildhall
- The New Theatre
- York and the Holocaust
- The Debtors' Prison
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Anglian Cross