Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- The White Rose of York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- New Shopping Centres
- The Mansion House
- The Cawood Sword
- Jubbergate
- King Edward III and York
- View from Station Rise
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Medieval Abbey
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Sixties York
- Mary Ward
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Inscription from Fortress Gate