Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King Edward I and York
- Rowntree Park
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Middleham Jewel
- The Red Tower
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Alcuin of York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Cinema Comes to York
- King Richard III and York
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Basilica
- St Leonard's Hospital