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 Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Norman Abbey
- Church of St Olave
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The First Railway Station
- First World War York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A Pipkin
- Viking Coins
- Feeding Roman York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Minster Library
- New Earswick
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop