Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Guildhall
- The York Observatory
- King Richard III and York
- Monk Bar
- King Edward II and York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Feeding Roman York
- Viking Coins
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- John Carr - Architect
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Norman Abbey
- Statue of the God Mars
- Anglian Hanging Bowl