Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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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 Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Alcuin of York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Medieval Prisons
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Victoria Bar
- Jubbergate
- The New Theatre
- Middleham Jewel
- The Norman Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Inscription to Hecules
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- St Crux's Church
- The White Rose of York