Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York and the Holocaust
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Church of St Helen
- Our Lady's Row
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Debtors' Prison