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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- All Saints Church, North Street
- 62 Low Petergate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Clifford's Tower
- King Richard III and York
- Ouse Bridge
- Feeding Roman York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster after the Reformation
- A New University
- First World War Memorial
- Lendal Tower