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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bone Trial Piece
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Garrison
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Royal Station Hotel
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Walmgate Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bronze weights
- 62 Low Petergate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed