Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Mansion House
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Art Gallery
- York Railway Station
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Fishergate Bar
- Viking Silk Cap
- 62 Low Petergate
- York and the Holocaust
- The Roman Fortress
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Transport Moves On
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Garrison
- Vikings and Christianity