Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Viking Silk Cap
- St Crux's Church
- St William's Shrine
- The Multangular Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Gold Finger Ring
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- First World War Memorial
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and the Holocaust
- King Edward I and York
- The Hospitium
- Anglian Cross