Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Art Gallery
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Rowntree Park
- The York Observatory
- Viking Boot
- Treasurer's House
- De Grey Rooms
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Bar Convent
- Norman Window Frame
- The Battle of Marston Moor