Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Walmgate Bar
- The York Hoard
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Judges Lodging
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Shambles
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Mystery Plays
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St William's Shrine
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Horn of Ulf