Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York Union Gas Works
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The George Fox Incident
- Clifford's Tower
- York and the Holocaust
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King Richard III and York
- Micklegate Bar
- The Black Death
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Silk Cap
- Middleham Jewel