Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Holy Trinity Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- 62 Low Petergate
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Guildhall
- Olive Oil Container
- Anglian Cross
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- George Leeman
- York and the Holocaust
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- New Shopping Centres
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Roman Fortress