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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Horn of Ulf
- Medieval Prisons
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Cawood Sword
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Transport Moves On
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The York Helmet
- Margaret Clitherow
- The George Fox Incident
- The Assembly Rooms
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Central Library
- Stonegate
- York Garrison