Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Roman Fortress
- The Assembly Rooms
- Water Lanes
- The Abbot's House
- Barker Tower
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The New Theatre
- Statue of the God Mars
- Viking Male Grooming
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Our Lady's Row
- The Railway Institute
- Olive Oil Container