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 York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- The York Observatory
- Clifford's Tower
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The York Helmet
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Statue of Napoleon
- Military Belt Fitting
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Margaret Clitherow
- Vikings and Christianity