Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Medieval Minster
- Constantius Chlorus
- Vikings and Christianity
- Clifford's Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Castle Museum
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Cross
- The Mansion House
- Teaching the Poor