Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Black Death
- Bronze weights
- Monk Bar
- Anglian Carving
- Gold Arm Ring
- First World War Memorial
- King Edward I and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Coins
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Railway Station
- De Grey Rooms