Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Walmgate Bar
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Railway Institute
- The Norman Minster
- A Pipkin
- Teaching the Poor
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Medieval Minster
- Medieval Prisons
- Treasurer's House
- Constantius Chlorus
- Fire in the Minster