Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Anglian Cross
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Roman Head Pot
- Industrial Upheaval
- The First Minster
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Central Library
- The Bar Convent
- King Richard II and York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The White Rose of York
- Fire in the Minster