Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Judges Lodging
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Black Death
- The First Minster
- Cinema Comes to York
- A New University
- Transport Moves On
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- New Shopping Centres
- The Mystery Plays
- Monk Bar
- Middleham Jewel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre