Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Judges Lodging
- Dick Turpin
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Is York Cursed?
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Norman Castle
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Multangular Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bone Trial Piece
- Second World War York