Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- York Castle Museum
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Monk Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Anglian Carving
- Victoria Bar
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- St William's Shrine
- The Debtors' Prison
- Ripon College for Women
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Silk Cap
- York and the Holocaust