Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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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
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Treasurer's House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Viking Boot
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Ouse Bridge
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Basilica
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Barker Tower
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York