Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Stonegate
- The York Observatory
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Micklegate Bar
- Crest of York St John College
- Bootham Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bronze weights
- Dick Turpin
- The Mystery Plays
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Viking Boot
- Vikings and Christianity
- Industrial Upheaval
- Monk Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Cumberland House, King's Staith