Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Gold Arm Ring
- The End of the Abbey
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Council of Arles
- The Greyfriars
- The White Rose of York
- King Edward I and York
- King Richard II and York
- The Medieval Castle
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Medieval Prisons
- Gold Finger Ring