Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Mary Ward
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Our Lady's Row
- The Railway Institute
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Railway Station
- The Mansion House
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Micklegate Bar
- A New Vision For York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Clifford's Tower