Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Stonegate
- St William's Shrine
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Military Belt Fitting
- Gold Finger Ring
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Red Tower
- The Retreat
- The Female Prison
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Railway King: George Hudson