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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Shambles
- York Union Gas Works
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York and the Holocaust
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- First World War York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Clifford's Tower
- First World War Memorial
- Viking Coins
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Cawood Sword
- A New University
- Bootham Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Mithras and Arimanius