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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Roman Fortress
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Crest of York St John College
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Basilica
- Clifford's Tower
- Church of St Olave
- St William's Shrine
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- William Etty, Artist
- Fire in the Minster
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Dick Turpin
- Teaching the Poor
- York Bombed