Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Statue of an Athlete
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Crux's Church
- Sixties York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Richard II and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Silk Cap
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Debtors' Prison
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Scarborough Bridge