Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- A New Walk
- The Medieval Minster
- Ouse Bridge
- George Leeman
- The York Helmet
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Bar Convent
- Lendal Tower
- Treasurer's House
- Teaching the Poor
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Norman Castle