Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- George Leeman
- Bone Trial Piece
- Clifford's Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- First World War Memorial
- Transport Moves On
- Church of St Wilfrid
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- First World War York
- Middleham Jewel
- A New Walk
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Retreat
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Female Prison