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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Mansion House
- First World War Memorial
- The Medieval Castle
- The New Theatre
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Ripon College for Women
- Is York Cursed?
- Fire in the Minster
- A Pipkin
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Our Lady's Row
- The Hospitium