Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Greyfriars
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Transport Moves On
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Medieval Prisons
- Victoria Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The End of the Abbey
- The Shambles
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King Edward I and York