Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Dick Turpin
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Sixties York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Abbot's House
- York and the Holocaust
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Barley Hall
- The Red Tower
- View from Station Rise
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Fairfax House