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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- View from Station Rise
- The Norman Abbey
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Mystery Plays
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Stonegate
- De Grey Rooms
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Second World War York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Bar Convent
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Edward III and York
- Ouse Bridge