Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Minster Library
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The First Minster
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Olive Oil Container
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The York Observatory
- Bootham School
- Jubbergate
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Dick Turpin
- Judges Lodging
- A New Walk
- The Mansion House