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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Guy Fawkes
- Bronze weights
- York's Airfield
- The 1190 Massacre
- Teaching the Poor
- Bootham School
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Victoria Bar
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The White Rose of York
- The County Court House
- Fairfax House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior