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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- The Mystery Plays
- Treasurer's House
- Guy Fawkes
- St William's Shrine
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- George Leeman
- Inscription to Hecules
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Carving
- Monk Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Statue of Napoleon
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Guildhall
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom