Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre
- Monk Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- Bone Trial Piece
- Crest of York St John College
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Viking Silk Cap
- Transport Moves On
- The Railway Institute
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Ouse Bridge
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Second World War York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Walmgate Bar
- The Railway King: George Hudson