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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Anglian Carving
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Mansion House
- Ouse Bridge
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Margaret Clitherow
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- George Leeman
- Bootham School
- The First Railway Station
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Roman Head Pot
- The County Court House
- Lendal Bridge