Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Retreat
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Anglian Cross
- Treasurer's House
- Crest of York St John College
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Boot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Garrison
- York Bombed
- The Norman Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Railway King: George Hudson