Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Teaching the Poor
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Council of Arles
- Micklegate Bar
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- St Crux's Church
- Ripon College for Women
- The York Hoard
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St William's Shrine
- Bootham School
- First World War Memorial