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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Silk Cap
- Walmgate Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- John Carr - Architect
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Hospitium
- Mary Ward
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Norman Castle
- Teaching the Poor
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Coins
- York and the Holocaust
- New Shopping Centres