Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Railway Institute
- First World War York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Roman Head Pot
- York's Airfield
- The First Minster
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Mystery Plays
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Retreat
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Medieval Castle
- A New Walk
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Martin Le Grand Church