Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Castle Museum
- The Norman Abbey
- The Multangular Tower
- The Retreat
- Holy Trinity Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The New Theatre
- York Union Gas Works
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Inscription to Hecules
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Water Lanes
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The First Minster
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Transport Moves On