Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman Minster
- Gold Arm Ring
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The New Theatre
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Castle Museum
- Industrial Upheaval
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King Edward I and York
- The Cawood Sword