Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Crest of York St John College
- Is York Cursed?
- Rowntree Park
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Alcuin of York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Edward II and York
- The Norman Minster
- York Garrison
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York and the Holocaust
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Richard III and York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman House