Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- The Railway Institute
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- William Etty, Artist
- Fire in the Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Inscription to Hecules
- Ouse Bridge
- The First Minster
- Minster Library
- Stonegate
- Viking Male Grooming
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- View from Station Rise
- Monk Bar
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey