Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The York Helmet
- The Debtors' Prison
- George Leeman
- Yorkshire Museum
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Boot
- Roman Head Pot
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Mystery Plays
- Our Lady's Row
- A New Vision For York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Stonegate