Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Male Grooming
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Monk Bar
- Teaching the Poor
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Union Gas Works
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Norman Minster
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- A Pipkin
- The Black Death
- The Shambles
- Stonegate
- St William's Shrine