Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Medieval Castle
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Railway Station
- Minster Library
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- King Edward III and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Debtors' Prison
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Battle of Marston Moor