Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- A New Walk
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Coins
- York and the Holocaust
- Bronze weights
- Teaching the Poor
- Barley Hall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Transport Moves On
- The Norman Castle
- Feeding Roman York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Walmgate Bar