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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Edward III and York
- York Central Library
- Inscription to Hecules
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Industrial Upheaval
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Retreat
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The George Fox Incident
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Hospitium
- Middleham Jewel