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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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- First World War Memorial
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Red Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Viking Silk Cap
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Jubbergate
- King Edward I and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Art Gallery
- Medieval Prisons