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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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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 Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Cawood Sword
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Is York Cursed?
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Our Lady's Row
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Medieval Abbey
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Castle Museum
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Roman Head Pot