Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The White Rose of York
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Mansion House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Abbot's House
- The Horn of Ulf
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Middleham Jewel
- Is York Cursed?
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Feeding Roman York
- The Guildhall
- First World War Memorial
- Fire in the Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century