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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- The Basilica
- Our Lady's Row
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St William's Shrine
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Victoria Bar
- The Red Tower
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Edward I and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Dick Turpin
- St Leonard's Hospital