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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Olave
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- De Grey Rooms
- King Richard III and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Assembly Rooms
- Olive Oil Container
- Central Methodist Chapel
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's Airfield
- The Red Tower
- Micklegate Bar
- George Leeman
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bootham School
- The George Fox Incident
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions