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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- De Grey Rooms
- Our Lady's Row
- The Shambles
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Hospitium
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Council of Arles
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Richard II and York
- A New Walk
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Black Death
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart