Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Black Death
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Medieval Abbey
- Medieval Prisons
- Barker Tower
- Crest of York St John College
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Fishergate Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Retreat
- The Horn of Ulf
- Military Belt Fitting