Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Treasurer's House
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Alcuin of York
- Crest of York St John College
- George Leeman
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Water Lanes
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Shambles
- King Richard II and York
- A New Walk
- Statue of the God Mars
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Fishergate Bar