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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Cawood Sword
- Roman Head Pot
- Crest of York St John College
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Vikings and Christianity
- St Leonard's Hospital
- 62 Low Petergate
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- New Earswick
- A Pipkin
- Olive Oil Container
- Lendal Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York and the Holocaust
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Norman House