Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inscription to Hecules
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Middleham Jewel
- York and the Holocaust
- Is York Cursed?
- De Grey Rooms
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King Richard II and York
- Our Lady's Row
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Fairfax House
- Viking Coins
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Military Belt Fitting