Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman House
- The Hospitium
- Margaret Clitherow
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Gold Finger Ring
- The County Court House
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Guildhall
- A New Walk