Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- George Leeman
- Medieval Prisons
- Alcuin of York
- Olive Oil Container
- The Mansion House
- York Union Gas Works
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Greyfriars
- Bootham School
- King Edward I and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Shambles
- The Norman Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Pilgrimage of Grace