Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Monk Bar
- Mary Ward
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Cawood Sword
- The Multangular Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Richard III and York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Lendal Tower
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The County Court House
- A New Walk
- Second World War York
- York's Airfield