Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The New Theatre
- The York Helmet
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Guildhall
- Victoria Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Roman Fortress
- The Assembly Rooms
- A New University
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King Richard II and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century