Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Railway Institute
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Norman Minster
- Viking Coins
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Assembly Rooms
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Feeding Roman York
- Middleham Jewel
- York and the Holocaust
- York Castle Museum
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Ripon College for Women
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bootham Bar