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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Cinema Comes to York
- Middleham Jewel
- Treasurer's House
- Statue of an Athlete
- Fire in the Minster
- The Horn of Ulf
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The First Minster
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- William Etty, Artist