Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Transport Moves On
- Walmgate Bar
- York's Airfield
- York Castle Museum
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Guildhall
- The York Helmet
- Second World War York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Lendal Bridge
- King Edward II and York
- The White Rose of York
- King Richard III and York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Micklegate Bar