Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Central Library
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Ouse Bridge
- The Cawood Sword
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- William Etty, Artist
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Olave