Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Bone Trial Piece
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Shambles
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- A New Vision For York
- The First Railway Station
- The Medieval Abbey
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Water Lanes
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Church of St Helen
- Bones of a Roman Combatant