Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of St Helen
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Fire in the Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- New Earswick
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Crux's Church
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Norman Castle
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The End of the Abbey
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Castle Museum
- A Pipkin