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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Silk Cap
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A New Walk
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Hospitium
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Church of St Olave
- The First Railway Station
- Bootham School
- King Richard III and York