Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Alcuin of York
- Victoria Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Our Lady's Row
- Water Lanes
- The Black Death
- The Minster in Viking Times
- New Earswick
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The York Hoard
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Statue of an Athlete