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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Anglian Cross
- The York Helmet
- Bone Trial Piece
- Statue of Napoleon
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Norman Castle
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Barker Tower
- Artists, Writers and Scientists