Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Cross
- Viking Boot
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Debtors' Prison
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's Airfield
- St Crux's Church
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Battle of the Standard
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Statue of an Athlete