Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- First World War Memorial
- Medieval Prisons
- The Mansion House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Medieval Castle
- Treasurer's House
- View from Station Rise
- The First Railway Station
- York and the Holocaust
- The Medieval Minster
- 62 Low Petergate