Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Norman Minster
- King Richard III and York
- The York Hoard
- Roman Head Pot
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Medieval Abbey
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Railway Institute
- Church of St Helen
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Basilica
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Multangular Tower
- York Art Gallery
- Bone Trial Piece