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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- Alcuin of York
- Bootham School
- Fire in the Minster
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Church of St Helen
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Railway Institute
- King Edward II and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Norman Minster
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Anglian Carving
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Shambles