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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Holy Trinity Church
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Anglian Carving
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Anglian Cross
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York's Coat of Arms
- Judges Lodging
- The Battle of the Standard
- Walmgate Bar
- Teaching the Poor
- New Earswick
- The Debtors' Prison
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Viking Male Grooming