Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Norman House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- A New University
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The First Minster
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Statue of an Athlete
- Medieval Prisons
- The Assembly Rooms
- A New Vision For York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Church of St Helen
- The Cawood Sword