Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Is York Cursed?
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bronze weights
- Middleham Jewel
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Cross
- Lendal Bridge
- York's Coat of Arms
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity