Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Cross
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- John Carr - Architect
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Basilica
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Industrial Upheaval
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of St Olave
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Mansion House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'