Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- York Railway Station
- The York Helmet
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Central Library
- The Greyfriars
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Feeding Roman York
- Statue of Napoleon
- York's Coat of Arms
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Victorian Prison Building