Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Fire in the Minster
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Minster Library
- Jubbergate
- First World War Memorial
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bronze weights
- Norman Window Frame
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Church of St Olave
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Medieval Abbey
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Female Prison
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters