Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- The End of the Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Debtors' Prison
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St William's Shrine
- The Retreat
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Jewbury Cemetery