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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Rowntree Park
- The Cawood Sword
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Viking Male Grooming
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Dick Turpin
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- First World War Memorial
- The York Observatory
- The New Theatre
- York's Coat of Arms
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers