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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The 1190 Massacre
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Helen
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The End of the Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Middleham Jewel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Treasurer's House
- Statue of the God Mars
- William Etty, Artist
- St Crux's Church