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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Helen
- Transport Moves On
- Guy Fawkes
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze weights
- The New Theatre
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The York Observatory
- Lendal Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Minster Library
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Second World War York
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Assembly Rooms
- The End of the Abbey