Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Lendal Tower
- The County Court House
- St William's Shrine
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Horn of Ulf
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The New Theatre
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bone Trial Piece
- Clifford's Tower
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Statue of Napoleon
- Anglian Carving
- Scarborough Bridge
- Inside the Roman Fortress