Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman Abbey
- Mary Ward
- Clifford's Tower
- The First Minster
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Margaret Clitherow
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bone Trial Piece
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Cawood Sword
- Olive Oil Container
- Rowntree Park