Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- The Roman Fortress
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Railway Station
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Anglian Carving
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Mansion House
- Transport Moves On
- A Pipkin
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Coins
- The Black Death
- Medieval Prisons
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York's Airfield