Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- The End of the Abbey
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Micklegate Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King Edward III and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Viking Silk Cap
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Multangular Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St William's Shrine
- Medieval Prisons
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey