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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Olive Oil Container
- The Black Death
- New Shopping Centres
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Barley Hall
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Bar Convent
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The First Minster
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Assembly Rooms
- Gold Finger Ring
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York