Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Treasurer's House
- The York Observatory
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Edward II and York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Bombed
- St Crux's Church
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Richard III and York
- Clifford's Tower
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- New Shopping Centres
- York in the fifteenth Century