Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Stonegate
- St Crux's Church
- King Edward III and York
- Bronze weights
- Crest of York St John College
- The Basilica
- King Richard II and York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- A Pipkin
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Castle Museum
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries