Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Viking Male Grooming
- Silver Strap Ends
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Medieval Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Ripon College for Women
- De Grey Rooms
- Sixties York
- The Shambles
- York's Airfield
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Medieval Prisons