Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- First World War Memorial
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Shambles
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Edward I and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Minster Library
- The Norman Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Feeding Roman York
- The Norman Castle
- Medieval Prisons
- The Retreat