Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Scarborough Bridge
- Mary Ward
- Dick Turpin
- Feeding Roman York
- The Norman Minster
- Bootham School
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Debtors' Prison
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Female Prison
- The Mystery Plays
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Multangular Tower