Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Anglian Cross
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Debtors' Prison
- Feeding Roman York
- Lendal Tower
- The Greyfriars
- The Cawood Sword
- The Medieval Castle
- Monk Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The York Observatory
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop