Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Medieval Prisons
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The New Theatre
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Hospitium
- York Garrison
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Constantius Chlorus
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bootham Bar
- The George Fox Incident
- Sixties York
- York and the Holocaust