Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Castle Museum
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Feeding Roman York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bootham School
- New Shopping Centres
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Monk Bar
- Fire in the Minster