Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Greyfriars
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The First Railway Station
- Ripon College for Women
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Art Gallery
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Crest of York St John College
- The White Rose of York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Bombed
- Gold Finger Ring