Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- The Cawood Sword
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman Abbey
- The New Theatre
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Bombed
- View from Station Rise
- The First Railway Station
- Ripon College for Women
- St William's Shrine
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Battle of the Standard
- Mary Ward
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Daniel Defoe's York