Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- St William's Shrine
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Roman Head Pot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King Edward III and York
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Judges Lodging
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Hospitium
- Dick Turpin
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Tombstone of Julia Velva