Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Judges Lodging
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Retreat
- The Debtors' Prison
- A Pipkin
- The Council of Arles
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Railway Station
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Cawood Sword
- Lendal Bridge
- The Norman Castle