Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Is York Cursed?
- The Assembly Rooms
- Silver Strap Ends
- Walmgate Bar
- Anglian Carving
- The Medieval Castle
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- A New Vision For York
- Rowntree Park
- Alcuin of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- A New Walk
- Jubbergate
- William Etty, Artist
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Jewbury Cemetery