Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Lendal Tower
- Anglian Cross
- New Earswick
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Norman Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Micklegate Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Medieval Castle
- Olive Oil Container
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Red Tower
- King Richard III and York
- Vikings and Christianity
- York's Medieval Synagogue