Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The First Railway Station
- A New Vision For York
- The Female Prison
- Minster Library
- Bone Trial Piece
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bronze weights
- The Abbot's House
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Church of St Helen
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool