Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Bar Convent
- Statue of an Athlete
- Holy Trinity Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Is York Cursed?
- The Roman Fortress
- Water Lanes
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Olive Oil Container
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Rowntree Park
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa