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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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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Micklegate Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Norman Castle
- Royal Station Hotel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Medieval Castle
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Fairfax House
- Anglian Cross
- The Bar Convent
- Stonegate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Coins