Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- York Garrison
- Dick Turpin
- Bootham School
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Central Library
- View from Station Rise
- Middleham Jewel
- Anglian Cross
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Treasurer's House