Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Battle of the Standard
- William Etty, Artist
- The First Railway Station
- King Edward II and York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Judges Lodging
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St William's Shrine
- George Leeman
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York Garrison
- Norman Window Frame
- The Hospitium
- Barley Hall
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Assembly Rooms