Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Castle Museum
- Judges Lodging
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Anglian Carving
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Roman Fortress
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Railway Station
- Vikings and Christianity
- Feeding Roman York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Yorkshire Museum
- Viking Silk Cap