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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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- William Etty, Artist
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Abbot's House
- Stonegate
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Daniel Defoe's York
- John Carr - Architect
- Ripon College for Women
- First World War Memorial
- Cinema Comes to York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze weights
- York Art Gallery
- The York Hoard
- Bone Trial Piece
- Elizabeth Boardingham