Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Mansion House
- 62 Low Petergate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Yorkshire Museum
- York Railway Station
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Victoria Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Vikings and Christianity
- George Leeman
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Barker Tower