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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's Coat of Arms
- Statue of the God Mars
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Shambles
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- De Grey Rooms
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Gold Arm Ring