Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fairfax House
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Medieval Prisons
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Bar Convent
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Barley Hall
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Scarborough Bridge
- Church of St Olave
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Cawood Sword