Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Viking Boot
- York Castle Museum
- The First Railway Station
- Yorkshire Museum
- Judges Lodging
- Anglian Cross
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Sixties York
- The Norman Minster
- Church of St Olave
- Our Lady's Row
- Inscription to Hecules
- Royal Station Hotel
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Glazed Medieval Jug