Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Judges Lodging
- Monk Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Council of Arles
- The Red Tower
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Industrial Upheaval
- The York Observatory
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers