Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman Castle
- St Crux's Church
- The Black Death
- Anglian Cross
- Crest of York St John College
- King Richard II and York
- Bootham Bar
- Constantius Chlorus
- New Earswick
- A Pipkin
- Victoria Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Viking Coins
- George Leeman
- York's Airfield
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers