Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- The Medieval Abbey
- Transport Moves On
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The George Fox Incident
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Medieval Prisons
- King Edward I and York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Horn of Ulf
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The 1190 Massacre
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Rowntree Park