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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Hospitium
- York Art Gallery
- The 1190 Massacre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Black Death
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Crest of York St John College
- William Etty, Artist
- The Norman Abbey
- Fairfax House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- New Earswick
- Middleham Jewel
- Minster Library
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York in the fifteenth Century