Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The End of the Abbey
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Minster Library
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Art Gallery
- Anglian Cross
- Cinema Comes to York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- George Leeman
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Clifford's Tower