Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Edward I and York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Sixties York
- York's Airfield
- Fairfax House
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Alcuin of York
- Guy Fawkes
- De Grey Rooms
- Barley Hall
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Medieval Castle