Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Debtors' Prison
- A Pipkin
- The York Hoard
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The White Rose of York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bootham Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Medieval Castle
- The 1190 Massacre
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Second World War York
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Holocaust
- York's Airfield
- The Minster in the 20th Century