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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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Medieval Prisons
- A New Walk
- The Battle of the Standard
- Middleham Jewel
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York's Coat of Arms
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King Edward III and York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Anglian Carving
- The Female Prison
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Second World War York