Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- The First Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Art Gallery
- The Cawood Sword
- The Retreat
- York Castle Museum
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Council of Arles
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Our Lady's Row
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Debtors' Prison
- New Shopping Centres
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Barker Tower
- Holy Trinity Church