Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Guy Fawkes
- The George Fox Incident
- Bootham Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Bombed
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Roman Head Pot
- The New Theatre
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Barker Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Council of Arles
- St Leonard's Hospital