Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Basilica
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Richard II and York
- Fairfax House
- The Retreat
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Medieval Minster
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The York Observatory
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre