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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The First Minster
- The Hospitium
- Rebuilt in Stone
- John Carr - Architect
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Guildhall
- George Leeman
- The Assembly Rooms
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Cawood Sword
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Mansion House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Statue of Napoleon