Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Central Library
- A New Vision For York
- King Edward II and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Minster Library
- A New Walk
- The Shambles
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Teaching the Poor
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Is York Cursed?
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bones of a Roman Combatant