Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Lendal Tower
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Royal Station Hotel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York in the fifteenth Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- A New Walk
- Teaching the Poor
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Greyfriars
- The Medieval Abbey
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)