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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Barley Hall
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Guildhall
- Fire in the Minster
- Clifford's Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- Micklegate Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- A Pipkin
- The Medieval Minster
- The Bar Convent