Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- William Etty, Artist
- The County Court House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Art Gallery
- The Red Tower
- The Norman Castle
- York and the Holocaust