Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Viking Coins
- The Norman Minster
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Mansion House
- King Edward I and York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Red Tower
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The First Minster
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Aldwark Synagogue
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre