Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Ripon College for Women
- Jubbergate
- Church of St Olave
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Cawood Sword
- The Multangular Tower
- Royal Station Hotel
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Medieval Castle
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Fishergate Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses