Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Basilica
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Crest of York St John College
- The Debtors' Prison
- Roman Head Pot
- The Guildhall
- Viking Boot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The New Theatre
- St Crux's Church
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Transport Moves On
- Cumberland House, King's Staith