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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Mystery Plays
- A New Walk
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Assembly Rooms
- Transport Moves On
- Fairfax House
- The Norman House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Medieval Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century