Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- The County Court House
- The York Observatory
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of St Helen
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King Edward II and York
- The Roman Fortress
- The Female Prison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York and the Holocaust
- York Art Gallery
- William Etty, Artist
- Teaching the Poor
- The Cawood Sword
- The George Fox Incident
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters