Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Military Belt Fitting
- Our Lady's Row
- Cinema Comes to York
- The George Fox Incident
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Margaret Clitherow
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Basilica
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Church of St Helen
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Minster in the 18th Century