Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Fire in the Minster
- Silver Strap Ends
- Water Lanes
- Barley Hall
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Black Death
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Jubbergate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Norman House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Olive Oil Container