Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statue of the God Mars
- Viking Male Grooming
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Medieval Abbey
- The York Hoard
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Railway Institute
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The York Helmet
- King Richard II and York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Minster Library
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The New Theatre
- Rowntree Park
- Middleham Jewel