Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- George Leeman
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Bombed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Barley Hall
- Guy Fawkes
- Statue of the God Mars
- A New University
- The Red Tower
- The Battle of Marston Moor