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/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The York Helmet
- The County Court House
- The Cawood Sword
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Micklegate Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Fire in the Minster
- York Central Library
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Battle of the Standard
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey