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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Teaching the Poor
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Mary Ward
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Yorkshire Museum
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Middleham Jewel
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Guy Fawkes
- Second World War York
- Medieval Prisons
- Ouse Bridge
- The Basilica
- The Medieval Minster