Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Feeding Roman York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bootham Bar
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Olave
- First World War York
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Inscription to Hecules
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Medieval Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Tombstone of Julia Velva