Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Vikings and Christianity
- Ripon College for Women
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The First Minster
- King Edward I and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The County Court House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Medieval Castle
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Coins
- Gold Finger Ring
- Stonegate
- The Guildhall