Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Silk Cap
- Anglian Carving
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- William Etty, Artist
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The George Fox Incident
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Lendal Bridge
- The Horn of Ulf
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Railway Institute
- York Central Library
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate