Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Medieval Castle
- Mary Ward
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Treasurer's House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Red Tower
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Richard III and York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Our Lady's Row
- Sixties York
- Judges Lodging
- The York Hoard
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Teaching the Poor