Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King Edward I and York
- Norman Window Frame
- The Abbot's House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Margaret Clitherow
- Statue of an Athlete
- The York Hoard
- Jubbergate
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Viking Male Grooming
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Scarborough Bridge
- William Etty, Artist
- Daniel Defoe's York