Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- The County Court House
- The Hospitium
- Barker Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Battle of the Standard
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bronze weights
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Crux's Church