Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Fairfax House
- A Pipkin
- First World War Memorial
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bootham School
- Statue of Napoleon
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Richard II and York
- The Guildhall
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Edward III and York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century