Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- A New University
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Central Methodist Chapel
- De Grey Rooms
- Ripon College for Women
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- New Shopping Centres
- Fire in the Minster
- Victoria Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Minster in Viking Times