Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- The First Railway Station
- Crest of York St John College
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Barker Tower
- Mary Ward
- Lendal Bridge
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward III and York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The George Fox Incident
- The Council of Arles
- Margaret Clitherow
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre