Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bootham School
- York Garrison
- St Crux's Church
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Judges Lodging
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Debtors' Prison
- Viking Boot
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Medieval Prisons
- The Multangular Tower
- York Bombed
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels