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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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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...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Anglian Cross
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Mansion House
- Medieval Prisons
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Black Death
- The Norman House
- Is York Cursed?
- The Norman Minster
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey