Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- New Earswick
- Holy Trinity Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Female Prison
- John Carr - Architect
- St William's Shrine
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- George Leeman
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Garrison
- The Debtors' Prison