Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Anglian Cross
- Gold Arm Ring
- Teaching the Poor
- Fire in the Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Constantius Chlorus
- New Earswick
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Medieval Castle
- Judges Lodging
- Fairfax House
- Bootham School
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Gold Finger Ring
- Central Methodist Chapel