Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Statue of the God Mars
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Church of St Olave
- The First Railway Station
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Abbot's House
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Ripon College for Women
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Bar Convent
- King Edward III and York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bronze weights
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'