Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Walmgate Bar
- Bootham Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- A Pipkin
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The York Observatory
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The White Rose of York
- York's Airfield
- Is York Cursed?
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Norman House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Minster in Viking Times
- William Etty, Artist
- Mary Ward