Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Bone Trial Piece
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Medieval Castle
- Minster Library
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- De Grey Rooms
- Statue of the God Mars
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Battle of Marston Moor