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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The New Theatre
- Dick Turpin
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Debtors' Prison
- Cinema Comes to York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The White Rose of York