Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Norman Minster
- Transport Moves On
- Roman Head Pot
- York Union Gas Works
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Anglian Carving
- The First Railway Station
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The White Rose of York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Mary Ward
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman House