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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Barley Hall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Black Death
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- King Edward II and York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's Airfield
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Railway Institute
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Richard II and York