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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- King Richard III and York
- Bootham School
- The York Observatory
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Norman Abbey
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Minster
- A New Walk
- Sixties York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop