Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- A New Vision For York
- Monk Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Norman Castle
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Lendal Bridge
- The Minster in the 19th Century