Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Richard II and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Viking Silk Cap
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Sixties York
- Crest of York St John College
- Royal Station Hotel
- Medieval Prisons
- The York Helmet
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Margaret Clitherow
- Lendal Tower