Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Clifford's Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Fishergate Bar
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bootham Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- The White Rose of York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Roman Fortress
- York Garrison
- York's Coat of Arms
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Stonegate