Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Multangular Tower
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Mary Ward
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Guildhall
- The Norman Castle
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Treasurer's House
- The Norman House
- Gold Arm Ring
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Church of St Olave
- Scarborough Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- Second World War York
- Sixties York