Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Viking Boot
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Castle Museum
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Fairfax House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman Castle
- Middleham Jewel
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Norman House
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Norman Minster
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Hair of a Roman Girl