Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Guy Fawkes
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Constantius Chlorus
- A New University
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Dick Turpin
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Is York Cursed?
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The County Court House
- The Minster after the Reformation