Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Coins
- The Shambles
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Retreat
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Norman Window Frame
- St William's Shrine
- Anglian Cross
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Ripon College for Women
- York Railway Station
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop