Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Edward III and York
- York Central Library
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The County Court House
- Barker Tower
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Holy Trinity Church
- View from Station Rise
- Statue of the God Mars
- The End of the Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King Richard III and York