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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Barker Tower
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Walmgate Bar
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Church of St Olave
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Medieval Prisons
- York Bombed
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Greyfriars
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse