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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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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman Castle
- The End of the Abbey
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Clifford's Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Silk Cap
- All Saints Church, North Street
- 62 Low Petergate
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Coins
- York Railway Station
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King Edward I and York
- The Red Tower
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Multangular Tower