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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Transport Moves On
- The Railway Institute
- St William's Shrine
- A New Vision For York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Mary Ward
- Gold Arm Ring
- De Grey Rooms
- Ouse Bridge
- York Art Gallery
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Jubbergate
- The Shambles
- The First Minster
- Barker Tower
- Scarborough Bridge
- Lendal Bridge