Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre
- Cinema Comes to York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The York Hoard
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Silk Cap
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York and the Holocaust
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Castle Museum
- King Edward II and York
- Mary Ward
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham School
- A Pipkin