Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Art Gallery
- First World War Memorial
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Industrial Upheaval
- Crest of York St John College
- The York Observatory
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- New Shopping Centres
- Treasurer's House
- York Castle Museum
- All Saints Church, North Street
- A New Vision For York
- The Hospitium
- King Edward III and York
- Middleham Jewel
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York