Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Norman Minster
- York's Coat of Arms
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Jubbergate
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- A New Walk
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bronze weights
- Medieval Prisons
- Church of St Olave
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Greyfriars
- St Crux's Church
- First World War York