Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Roman Fortress
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The York Observatory
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The End of the Abbey
- The Medieval Castle
- The Mansion House
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Our Lady's Row
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Fairfax House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway