Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- The York Helmet
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Cawood Sword
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The George Fox Incident
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The White Rose of York
- The First Railway Station
- The Norman Castle
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A New University
- New Earswick
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street