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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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Norman Abbey
- The Assembly Rooms
- Royal Station Hotel
- Olive Oil Container
- The York Hoard
- A New Vision For York
- Medieval Prisons
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Is York Cursed?
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Cross
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Coins
- Mithras and Arimanius