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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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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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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- De Grey Rooms
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The White Rose of York
- Church of St Olave
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Second World War York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- A New Walk
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Jubbergate
- Bootham Bar