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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The George Fox Incident
- Treasurer's House
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Assembly Rooms
- Dick Turpin
- Anglian Cross
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The First Railway Station
- The Female Prison
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Mystery Plays
- The Norman Minster
- A New University
- The Black Death
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'