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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- De Grey Rooms
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Bar Convent
- Amber Bead Workshop
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Council of Arles
- Water Lanes
- The White Rose of York
- The Multangular Tower
- New Earswick
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Bombed
- Monk Bar
- King Edward I and York