Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Statue of the God Mars
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Black Death
- Micklegate Bar
- Anglian Carving
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Anglian Cross
- The End of the Abbey
- The York Hoard
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Minster Library
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- New Earswick
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Medieval Abbey
- Monk Bar