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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Viking Male Grooming
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Alcuin of York
- View from Station Rise
- Bone Trial Piece
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Clifford's Tower
- The York Helmet
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The York Hoard
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Ouse Bridge
- New Shopping Centres