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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Mansion House
- A Pipkin
- Sixties York
- York and the Holocaust
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Medieval Minster
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A New University
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Central Library
- Statue of the God Mars
- Norman Window Frame