Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Battle of the Standard
- Ripon College for Women
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- A New Vision For York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Female Prison
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Debtors' Prison
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- 62 Low Petergate
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Water Lanes
- The White Rose of York