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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Railway Institute
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King Edward II and York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Statue of Napoleon
- Gold Finger Ring
- Clifford's Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Amber Bead Workshop