Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Mithras and Arimanius
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Holy Trinity Church
- Statue of Napoleon
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- A Pipkin
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman House
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Royal Station Hotel
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers