Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King Edward III and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- John Carr - Architect
- York Railway Station
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Viking Boot
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A New University
- Bootham School
- Barker Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The New Theatre