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 Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Teaching the Poor
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Is York Cursed?
- Bone Trial Piece
- Micklegate Bar
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Military Belt Fitting
- The End of the Abbey
- Bootham School
- Anglian Cross
- Feeding Roman York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa