Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- Minster Library
- Medieval Prisons
- The 1190 Massacre
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The New Theatre
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St William's Shrine
- Is York Cursed?
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Medieval Castle
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman Minster
- The Bar Convent
- King Edward III and York
- The Black Death