Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Middleham Jewel
- Micklegate Bar
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Roman Head Pot
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bronze weights
- The Norman Minster
- The Medieval Minster
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Feeding Roman York
- The George Fox Incident
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Holocaust