Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- King Edward III and York
- Monk Bar
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Female Prison
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Walmgate Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- The Retreat
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Castle Museum
- King Edward II and York