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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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Viking Coins
- Minster Library
- New Earswick
- The Basilica
- The Norman Abbey
- Mary Ward
- Lendal Bridge
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rowntree Park
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Anglian Burial Vessel