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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fishergate Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Medieval Prisons
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bootham School
- St William's Shrine
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The York Hoard
- Alcuin of York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Red Tower
- Transport Moves On
- The Cawood Sword