Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Horn of Ulf
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Micklegate Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Victoria Bar
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Stonegate
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Clifford's Tower
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake