Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The York Helmet
- Industrial Upheaval
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Gold Finger Ring
- King Richard II and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- New Earswick
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Council of Arles
- Church of St Helen
- St Crux's Church
- Fire in the Minster
- The First Railway Station
- The York Observatory
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York