Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The White Rose of York
- The Norman Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Mystery Plays
- St Crux's Church
- Norman Window Frame
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Is York Cursed?
- Our Lady's Row
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'