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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Lendal Tower
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Viking Boot
- The Norman Abbey
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bone Trial Piece
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Female Prison
- Dick Turpin
- Second World War York
- The Red Tower
- The Norman Castle
- The York Helmet