Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The York Hoard
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Water Lanes
- St William's Shrine
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Guy Fawkes
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The George Fox Incident
- The Guildhall
- The Female Prison
- Skeldergate Bridge
- New Shopping Centres
- The Newgate Cross Shaft