Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Norman Abbey
- Medieval Prisons
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- John Carr - Architect
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Feeding Roman York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Basilica
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street