Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Is York Cursed?
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Crux's Church
- The Mystery Plays
- The York Observatory
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Bombed
- The 1190 Massacre
- Transport Moves On
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Norman Minster
- Micklegate Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway