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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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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Medieval Minster
- Lendal Bridge
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- De Grey Rooms
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- New Shopping Centres
- George Leeman
- Feeding Roman York
- A New Walk
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Union Gas Works
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- King Richard III and York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier