Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Gold Finger Ring
- King Edward I and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Coins
- The Norman Minster
- Olive Oil Container
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- St William's Shrine
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- William Etty, Artist
- First World War Memorial
- Church of St Helen
- King Edward II and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries