Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Medieval Prisons
- The Mansion House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Industrial Upheaval
- Ouse Bridge
- Feeding Roman York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Bar Convent
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham School
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Assembly Rooms
- First World War Memorial
- Micklegate Bar