Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Second World War York
- King Edward I and York
- Is York Cursed?
- Transport Moves On
- Fairfax House
- The Council of Arles
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Holy Trinity Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Monk Bar
- The Medieval Castle
- The Guildhall
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Norman House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Royal Station Hotel