Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- The Mansion House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Roman Fortress
- York Art Gallery
- New Shopping Centres
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Monk Bar
- Holy Trinity Church
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- King Edward I and York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Roman Gods and Goddesses