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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- The Guildhall
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Hospitium
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- King Edward II and York
- Victoria Bar
- York's Airfield
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Shambles
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- William Etty, Artist
- View from Station Rise
- The Horn of Ulf