Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Barley Hall
- The Hospitium
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Guy Fawkes
- Norman Window Frame
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Roman Head Pot
- View from Station Rise
- Fairfax House