Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bone Trial Piece
- Norman Window Frame
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Richard II and York
- Inscription to Hecules
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bootham Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Silk Cap
- Teaching the Poor
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- A Pipkin
- Viking Male Grooming