Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Railway Station
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Norman Window Frame
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Medieval Castle
- Walmgate Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Military Belt Fitting
- Viking Coins
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Rowntree Park
- Jubbergate
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- A Pipkin