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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- William Etty, Artist
- The Mystery Plays
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Lendal Tower
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Vikings and Christianity
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Norman Minster
- Royal Station Hotel
- Trams Pulled by Horses