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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- The Mansion House
- Olive Oil Container
- Jubbergate
- Church of St Olave
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Fire in the Minster
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Battle of the Standard
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bootham Bar
- The Shambles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Margaret Clitherow