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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Treasurer's House
- King Edward II and York
- Minster Library
- The York Observatory
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Medieval Minster
- John Carr - Architect
- Gold Finger Ring
- Rowntree Park
- Walmgate Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The White Rose of York