Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- York Union Gas Works
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Barker Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A Pipkin
- Middleham Jewel
- Feeding Roman York
- William Etty, Artist
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Medieval Abbey
- Sixties York
- The Battle of the Standard