Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Basilica
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Rowntree Park
- The White Rose of York
- Alcuin of York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Statue of Napoleon
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Feeding Roman York