Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The White Rose of York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Our Lady's Row
- Micklegate Bar
- Medieval Prisons
- A New Vision For York
- First World War York
- New Shopping Centres
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Clifford's Tower
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Union Gas Works
- Norman Window Frame
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Victorian Prison Building