Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Our Lady's Row
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bootham Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- De Grey Rooms
- A New Walk
- Feeding Roman York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman House
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Viking Silk Cap
- Viking Boot
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Middleham Jewel
- King Edward II and York