Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Railway Station
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- New Earswick
- York Central Library
- The County Court House
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl