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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Viking Coins
- Judges Lodging
- Fairfax House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Medieval Castle
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Horn of Ulf
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- St Crux's Church
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Mystery Plays
- The Norman Minster
- A New Vision For York
- First World War Memorial
- Ouse Bridge