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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Alcuin of York
- Guy Fawkes
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Jubbergate
- King Edward I and York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Micklegate Bar
- The Norman Abbey
- Church of St Helen
- The Female Prison
- Ouse Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster in Viking Times
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The 1190 Massacre