Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York's Airfield
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Union Gas Works
- The Medieval Castle
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- De Grey Rooms
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- First World War Memorial
- Feeding Roman York