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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- Water Lanes
- Rowntree Park
- The Retreat
- Cinema Comes to York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Judges Lodging
- The York Helmet
- The Medieval Abbey
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Castle Museum
- A New Walk
- New Shopping Centres
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Alcuin of York
- The Norman Abbey
- The Pilgrimage of Grace