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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Female Prison
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bootham Bar
- Statue of Napoleon
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King Richard III and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Shambles
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- A Pipkin
- York's Coat of Arms
- George Leeman
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway