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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Fire in the Minster
- York Bombed
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Hospitium
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Lendal Bridge
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Medieval Abbey
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop