Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- The Shambles
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Ouse Bridge
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Rowntree Park
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Victoria Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bootham School
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Debtors' Prison
- York's first historian: Francis Drake