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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The York Hoard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Female Prison
- Fire in the Minster
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's Coat of Arms
- King Edward I and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Greyfriars
- King Richard II and York
- The Railway Institute
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Guildhall