Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Anglian Carving
- A Pipkin
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Stonegate
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- First World War York
- The First Railway Station
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Medieval Prisons
- Vikings and Christianity
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham Bar
- Monk Bar
- King Edward III and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Crest of York St John College