Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Barker Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Victoria Bar
- Jubbergate
- Sixties York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Black Death
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Assembly Rooms
- Lendal Bridge