Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The New Theatre
- Church of St Olave
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The George Fox Incident
- Alcuin of York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Dick Turpin
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway