Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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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.
- St William's Shrine
- York Union Gas Works
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Bar Convent
- The Multangular Tower
- The Basilica
- George Leeman
- The Mansion House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Teaching the Poor
- Middleham Jewel
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze weights
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Inscription from Fortress Gate