Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Basilica
- Monk Bar
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bone Trial Piece
- The New Theatre
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham School
- New Shopping Centres
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Sixties York
- The Norman House