Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- The First Railway Station
- Stonegate
- Statue of the God Mars
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Constantius Chlorus
- The 1190 Massacre
- York and the Holocaust
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- 62 Low Petergate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- First World War Memorial
- The Cawood Sword