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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Black Death
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York's Coat of Arms
- Water Lanes
- Bootham Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Viking Male Grooming
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Guy Fawkes
- Holy Trinity Church
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Margaret Clitherow
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Fairfax House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Glazed Medieval Jug