Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The First Minster
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- St William's Shrine
- York Garrison
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Viking Coins
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Art Gallery
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Greyfriars
- The George Fox Incident
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Battle of Marston Moor