Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The End of the Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- First World War Memorial
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Second World War York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Roman Fortress
- Micklegate Bar
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York Union Gas Works
- Ouse Bridge
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Abbot's House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Victorian Prison Building