Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- George Leeman
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bone Trial Piece
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Minster Library
- View from Station Rise
- Barley Hall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Roman Head Pot
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York