Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Medieval Prisons
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York Garrison
- St William's Shrine
- Barley Hall
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bootham Bar
- The New Theatre
- York's Coat of Arms
- Our Lady's Row
- Fishergate Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Railway Institute