Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Edward II and York
- York Castle Museum
- First World War Memorial
- Church of St Olave
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Olive Oil Container
- Stonegate
- Bootham School
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New Walk
- Norman Window Frame
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey