Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Norman Window Frame
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Mystery Plays
- Minster Library
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Statue of the God Mars
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- A New University
- Is York Cursed?
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Guildhall