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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Teaching the Poor
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Treasurer's House
- The Railway Institute
- Bronze weights
- Clifford's Tower
- Gold Finger Ring
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Norman House
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York's Medieval Synagogue