Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Shambles
- York and the Holocaust
- 62 Low Petergate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Walmgate Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Lendal Bridge
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Transport Moves On
- York Railway Station
- The York Helmet
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Victoria Bar