Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Church of St Olave
- Yorkshire Museum
- The George Fox Incident
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and the Holocaust
- Vikings and Christianity
- A New Vision For York
- Second World War York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Judges Lodging
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Cross