Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Railway Institute
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Basilica
- Sixties York
- King Edward I and York
- Mary Ward
- King Richard III and York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The First Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Middleham Jewel
- A New Walk