Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Victoria Bar
- The Shambles
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Central Library
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Cinema Comes to York
- Barley Hall
- Gold Finger Ring
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Debtors' Prison
- Scarborough Bridge
- Lendal Tower