Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Our Lady's Row
- The Retreat
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- De Grey Rooms
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Second World War York
- The Debtors' Prison
- The First Railway Station
- Cinema Comes to York
- St William's Shrine
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The 1190 Massacre
- Middleham Jewel
- Vikings and Christianity