Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Shambles
- Transport Moves On
- The First Railway Station
- King Edward II and York
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Hospitium
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King Edward I and York
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Observatory
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Bar Convent
- New Shopping Centres
- The George Fox Incident
- Elizabeth Boardingham