Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Bar Convent
- The Basilica
- King Richard II and York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Walmgate Bar
- Stonegate
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A New University
- Cinema Comes to York