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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- The End of the Abbey
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Norman House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Norman Window Frame
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Scarborough Bridge
- Ripon College for Women
- Church of St Olave
- York Railway Station
- Water Lanes
- Fire in the Minster
- George Leeman
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York