Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- Teaching the Poor
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Norman Window Frame
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Medieval Abbey
- The White Rose of York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- John Carr - Architect
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- A Pipkin
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York