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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Lendal Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The End of the Abbey
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Gold Arm Ring
- Fairfax House
- New Earswick
- The New Theatre
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Royal Station Hotel
- The York Helmet
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries