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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- The Roman Fortress
- The Railway Institute
- York's Airfield
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Railway Station
- The Norman House
- Industrial Upheaval
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Norman Minster
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A New University
- Bootham School
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Viking Boot
- The Battle of the Standard