Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Retreat
- Roman Chimney Pot
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Mansion House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Richard II and York
- Middleham Jewel
- A New University
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Fairfax House
- The York Hoard
- The Council of Arles
- Bronze weights