Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Art Gallery
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Greyfriars
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Battle of the Standard
- Inscription to Hecules
- View from Station Rise
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bone Trial Piece
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Female Prison