Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Holy Trinity Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Ripon College for Women
- Church of St Helen
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham Bar
- St William's Shrine
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Railway Institute
- The Red Tower
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Monk Bar
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Richard II and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant