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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- The Mansion House
- Stonegate
- The Medieval Abbey
- Crest of York St John College
- The Norman House
- Bone Trial Piece
- Viking Boot
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Dick Turpin
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- New Earswick
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bronze weights
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill