Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Middleham Jewel
- Our Lady's Row
- The Red Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman Abbey
- St Crux's Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Inscription to Hecules
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Art Gallery
- The End of the Abbey
- A Pipkin
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Dick Turpin
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels