Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- York Castle Museum
- A Pipkin
- The Horn of Ulf
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman Abbey
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Norman Castle
- The Mystery Plays
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Roman Fortress
- The End of the Abbey
- Dick Turpin
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Our Lady's Row