Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- William Etty, Artist
- Fairfax House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Clifford's Tower
- A Pipkin
- Treasurer's House
- The Debtors' Prison
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Monk Bar
- Judges Lodging
- The York Hoard