Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- The Norman Castle
- Minster Library
- The Mystery Plays
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The York Hoard
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Victoria Bar
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Bar Convent
- First World War Memorial
- Feeding Roman York
- King Edward III and York
- The Guildhall
- The Red Tower
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York in the fifteenth Century