Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King Edward II and York
- The County Court House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Sixties York
- York Railway Station
- Ouse Bridge
- Viking Coins
- King Edward III and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The White Rose of York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Minster Library
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- All Saints Church, North Street