Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Minster after the Reformation
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Cawood Sword
- Ouse Bridge
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Lendal Tower
- York Railway Station
- Cinema Comes to York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- St Leonard's Hospital