Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Basilica
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Minster Library
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- George Leeman
- Feeding Roman York
- New Shopping Centres
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Black Death
- The Medieval Minster