Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Statue of Napoleon
- Statue of the God Mars
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Central Library
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Micklegate Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- The New Theatre
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The York Hoard