Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Our Lady's Row
- York and the Holocaust
- The County Court House
- Olive Oil Container
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St William's Shrine
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Cross
- The White Rose of York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Medieval Abbey
- Church of St Helen
- The New Theatre
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Middleham Jewel