Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Richard II and York
- A New Vision For York
- Alcuin of York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Norman Castle
- Feeding Roman York
- St Crux's Church
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Is York Cursed?
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Holy Trinity Church
- View from Station Rise
- Ripon College for Women
- St Martin Le Grand Church