Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Black Death
- View from Station Rise
- The Retreat
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Barker Tower
- Lendal Tower
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Minster Library
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Victoria Bar
- Dick Turpin
- The Railway Institute
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York