Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Our Lady's Row
- Bootham Bar
- A Pipkin
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Minster Library
- The Red Tower
- First World War York
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Coins