Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The New Theatre
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Observatory
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- First World War Memorial
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King Edward II and York
- Monk Bar
- The Medieval Castle
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Sixties York