Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Castle Museum
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Our Lady's Row
- The Female Prison
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Water Lanes
- Teaching the Poor
- Lendal Bridge
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Constantius Chlorus
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Olive Oil Container
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop