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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Victoria Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Olive Oil Container
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- New Shopping Centres
- Middleham Jewel
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The End of the Abbey
- The Retreat
- Crest of York St John College
- The Norman Abbey