Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Medieval Castle
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Railway Institute
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Greyfriars
- The Roman Fortress
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The White Rose of York