Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Stonegate
- Norman Window Frame
- Jubbergate
- A Pipkin
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Fairfax House
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Gold Arm Ring
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy