Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- View from Station Rise
- Micklegate Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- Medieval Prisons
- Minster Library
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Feeding Roman York
- Alcuin of York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The White Rose of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Edward I and York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers