Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- William Etty, Artist
- King Edward I and York
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Mystery Plays
- Viking Male Grooming
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Council of Arles
- St William's Shrine
- Industrial Upheaval