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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Crux's Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- William Etty, Artist
- Inscription to Hecules
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Micklegate Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Hospitium
- Walmgate Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bootham School
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York in the fifteenth Century