Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Viking Sword Pommel
- George Leeman
- Viking Boot
- Ripon College for Women
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King Edward I and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- A New Walk
- Second World War York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Margaret Clitherow
- The York Hoard