Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Mansion House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Hospitium
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- Cinema Comes to York
- The First Railway Station
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Middleham Jewel
- The First Minster
- The York Hoard
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York