Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King Richard II and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Margaret Clitherow
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Cawood Sword
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Cross
- Medieval Prisons
- Fairfax House
- William Etty, Artist
- The Norman Abbey
- Constantius Chlorus
- New Earswick
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Vikings and Christianity