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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Abbot's House
- Second World War York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A Pipkin
- The Railway Institute
- Inscription to Hecules
- Treasurer's House
- Judges Lodging
- York's Airfield
- The Guildhall
- A New Walk
- New Shopping Centres
- The Council of Arles
- King Edward III and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake