Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Constantius Chlorus
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York St John in the 20th Century
- First World War York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- A Pipkin
- The York Observatory
- Bone Trial Piece
- King Edward III and York
- York Union Gas Works
- Sixties York
- Our Lady's Row
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers