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 York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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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.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Roman Fortress
- Sixties York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Hospitium
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Fishergate Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Anglian Carving
- Bootham School
- The Greyfriars
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop