Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The York Observatory
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Basilica
- George Leeman
- Bronze weights
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Monk Bar
- York Central Library
- Crest of York St John College
- The First Railway Station
- Walmgate Bar
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Viking Boot
- Statue of an Athlete