Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Medieval Castle
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Shambles
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Industrial Upheaval
- Is York Cursed?
- York Union Gas Works
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Clifford's Tower
- Stonegate
- Fairfax House
- The York Helmet
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Roman Fortress
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway