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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Female Prison
- Viking Coins
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Transport Moves On
- The Shambles
- The Medieval Castle
- York's Coat of Arms
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York