Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Railway Station
- A New University
- Viking Sword Pommel
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Statue of the God Mars
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Red Tower
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- A Pipkin