Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Bone Trial Piece
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Battle of the Standard
- Sixties York
- Ouse Bridge
- Fishergate Bar
- The Retreat
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Is York Cursed?
- The County Court House
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Railway Station
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries