Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- King Edward III and York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Barker Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Alcuin of York
- St William's Shrine
- Roman Head Pot
- Aldwark Synagogue
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Sixties York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Second World War York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'