Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- St William's Shrine
- The Greyfriars
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Dick Turpin
- Vikings and Christianity
- The End of the Abbey
- Walmgate Bar
- Monk Bar
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Railway Institute
- Inscription to Hecules
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Industrial Upheaval
- The York Observatory
- The Norman Castle