Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Assembly Rooms
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Female Prison
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The First Railway Station
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Black Death
- Anglian Cross
- York and the Holocaust
- Fairfax House
- The Retreat
- Crest of York St John College
- Church of St Olave
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Battle of the Standard