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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Silk Cap
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Battle of the Standard
- Middleham Jewel
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Statue of Napoleon
- The York Hoard
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The New Theatre
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Cawood Sword
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Clifford's Tower