Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Viking Boot
- York Union Gas Works
- Our Lady's Row
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Margaret Clitherow
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Crux's Church
- Transport Moves On
- Ripon College for Women
- New Shopping Centres
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Scarborough Bridge