Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Rowntree Park
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Viking Boot
- The County Court House
- Victoria Bar
- Bootham Bar
- York Art Gallery
- Olive Oil Container
- Military Belt Fitting
- York's Coat of Arms
- Dick Turpin
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Norman Window Frame
- Fairfax House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists