Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King Edward I and York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Viking Boot
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The New Theatre
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Barker Tower
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Central Library