Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Mystery Plays
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Hospitium
- Crest of York St John College
- The Black Death
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Monk Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Medieval Castle
- Statue of the God Mars
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Mary Ward
- Ripon College for Women