Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Viking Silk Cap
- Lendal Bridge
- The Roman Fortress
- Victoria Bar
- The Medieval Castle
- The Medieval Abbey
- Mary Ward
- Dick Turpin
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Multangular Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Fishergate Bar
- Fire in the Minster
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head