Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- The Mansion House
- Viking Silk Cap
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Medieval Castle
- First World War Memorial
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Middleham Jewel
- A Pipkin
- The Debtors' Prison
- Victoria Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York St John in the 20th Century