Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- New Shopping Centres
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Lendal Bridge
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Retreat
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The White Rose of York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Silver Strap Ends
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Roman Head Pot
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Micklegate Bar
- York Castle Museum