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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Boot
- Margaret Clitherow
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Medieval Castle
- Middleham Jewel
- Is York Cursed?
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Micklegate Bar
- The Black Death