Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Statue of Napoleon
- The 1190 Massacre
- York Bombed
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The New Theatre
- George Leeman
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman Abbey
- Teaching the Poor
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Feeding Roman York
- The Assembly Rooms