Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Our Lady's Row
- Bone Trial Piece
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Transport Moves On
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Viking Boot
- The Cawood Sword
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Edward II and York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Barker Tower
- York Garrison
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King Richard III and York