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 York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King Edward I and York
- The York Hoard
- The Horn of Ulf
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Norman Abbey
- Walmgate Bar
- Monk Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Norman Castle
- The White Rose of York