Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Boot
- Fairfax House
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Ripon College for Women
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Mystery Plays
- The Council of Arles
- The Basilica
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King Edward I and York