Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Crux's Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Monk Bar
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's Coat of Arms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The First Minster
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Clifford's Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall