Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Central Library
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Fairfax House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Lendal Tower
- The Guildhall
- Barley Hall
- Church of St Helen
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Norman Castle
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Monk Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson