Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Vikings and Christianity
- George Leeman
- The Horn of Ulf
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Fishergate Bar
- Anglian Cross
- Bronze weights
- The Norman House
- King Richard III and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Sixties York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Transport Moves On
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels