Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Industrial Upheaval
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Jubbergate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Black Death
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The York Observatory
- King Richard II and York
- The Bar Convent
- Olive Oil Container
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Greyfriars
- The Female Prison
- The Council of Arles
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Stonegate