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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Gold Arm Ring
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Central Library
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Bombed
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Norman House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Transport Moves On
- York Union Gas Works
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Scarborough Bridge
- Sixties York