Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Ripon College for Women
- 62 Low Petergate
- Micklegate Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- George Leeman
- Our Lady's Row
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Female Prison
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Amber Bead Workshop
- New Earswick
- Victoria Bar
- Bronze weights
- Minster Library
- The Cawood Sword