Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- St William's Shrine
- Church of St Helen
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bootham Bar
- York Castle Museum
- Medieval Prisons
- York Art Gallery
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Coins
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Union Gas Works
- King Edward II and York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Scarborough Bridge