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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Statue of Napoleon
- Ouse Bridge
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A Pipkin
- The Assembly Rooms
- The York Observatory
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- 62 Low Petergate
- New Shopping Centres
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Edward I and York
- Mary Ward
- King Richard II and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Judges Lodging