Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The County Court House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Greyfriars
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St Crux's Church
- Vikings and Christianity
- Ouse Bridge
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Female Prison