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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Ripon College for Women
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King Edward I and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Scarborough Bridge
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Mary Ward
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- View from Station Rise