Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Assembly Rooms
- De Grey Rooms
- First World War York
- Norman Window Frame
- York's Coat of Arms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Gold Finger Ring
- Vikings and Christianity
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- King Richard III and York
- St Crux's Church
- York Castle Museum
- Alcuin of York