Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman Minster
- Olive Oil Container
- The George Fox Incident
- Monk Bar
- Walmgate Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Medieval Castle
- The First Railway Station
- Dick Turpin
- Bone Trial Piece
- Mary Ward
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Minster in the 20th Century