Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Roman Fortress
- Bootham School
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Barker Tower
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Shambles
- Ouse Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Garrison
- The Greyfriars
- The New Theatre
- York's first historian: Francis Drake