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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Council of Arles
- Margaret Clitherow
- Military Belt Fitting
- The First Minster
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Middleham Jewel
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Silver Strap Ends
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bronze weights
- The York Hoard
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Minster Library
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Shambles