Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Scarborough Bridge
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Shambles
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Edward II and York
- Viking Coins
- Ripon College for Women
- The Horn of Ulf
- York's Airfield
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Norman House
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels