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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Retreat
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Norman Castle
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Judges Lodging
- The Shambles
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Silk Cap
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Minster in Viking Times