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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Treasurer's House
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Hospitium
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Rowntree Park
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Ripon College for Women
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Norman Minster
- The Medieval Minster
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Olive Oil Container