Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bootham School
- A New Vision For York
- Anglian Carving
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Railway Institute
- York Central Library
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Walmgate Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Olive Oil Container
- Is York Cursed?