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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Roman Fortress
- Alcuin of York
- Monk Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Norman Castle
- The Basilica
- The Retreat
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Art Gallery
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Greyfriars
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters