Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Boot
- St Crux's Church
- Bootham Bar
- Bone Trial Piece
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The First Minster
- The Railway Institute
- The Horn of Ulf
- Lendal Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Alcuin of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Guildhall
- Monk Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Yorkshire Museum