Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Multangular Tower
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Medieval Prisons
- Fishergate Bar
- The Hospitium
- The Female Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Victoria Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Anglian Carving
- Clifford's Tower
- Mary Ward
- Norman Window Frame
- Treasurer's House