Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The First Minster
- The Abbot's House
- Church of St Helen
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The New Theatre
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Medieval Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St William's Shrine
- The Council of Arles
- York Garrison
- The Minster in the 19th Century