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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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Silk Cap
- Water Lanes
- Barley Hall
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman Minster
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Council of Arles
- The Railway Institute