Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- York's Coat of Arms
- Sixties York
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Railway Institute
- Barker Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Barley Hall
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Olive Oil Container
- A Pipkin
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Gold Arm Ring
- Medieval Prisons
- The Female Prison
- The Retreat
- York Union Gas Works
- The Norman Abbey