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 York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Fishergate Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Norman House
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Union Gas Works
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Multangular Tower
- The Basilica
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Dick Turpin
- Royal Station Hotel
- The County Court House
- Viking Silk Cap
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York