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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Jubbergate
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The White Rose of York
- Fire in the Minster
- Our Lady's Row
- The Mansion House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Helen
- The 1190 Massacre
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Retreat
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The County Court House