Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Military Belt Fitting
- Jewbury Cemetery
- A New Walk
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Stonegate
- The Battle of the Standard
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Norman House
- The Multangular Tower
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The County Court House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The End of the Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius