Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- York Art Gallery
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Hoard
- York's Airfield
- King Edward II and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- De Grey Rooms
- The Council of Arles
- Treasurer's House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- A New Walk
- Scarborough Bridge
- The New Theatre
- The Battle of Marston Moor