Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- The White Rose of York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Mansion House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Teaching the Poor
- King Edward II and York
- Ripon College for Women
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Medieval Castle
- York Art Gallery
- St William's Shrine
- The York Hoard