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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- King Edward III and York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Ouse Bridge
- Second World War York
- Medieval Prisons
- Fire in the Minster
- The York Helmet
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Viking Silk Cap
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Holy Trinity Church
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- First World War York
- Bootham Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Guildhall