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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- The George Fox Incident
- The Mansion House
- King Edward II and York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- A Pipkin
- York's Airfield
- The End of the Abbey
- Teaching the Poor
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of an Athlete
- 62 Low Petergate
- The York Hoard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Pilgrimage of Grace