Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Anglian Carving
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bootham School
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Our Lady's Row
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- King Edward II and York
- Lendal Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers