Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Norman House
- Silver Strap Ends
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- A New University
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Ripon College for Women
- Bootham School
- The Medieval Minster
- Monk Bar
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Richard III and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Treasurer's House
- The Victorian Prison Building