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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Norman Castle
- Constantius Chlorus
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Lendal Tower
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Margaret Clitherow
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King's Manor - Victorian
- St Crux's Church
- The Female Prison
- King Richard II and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Greyfriars
- The York Observatory