Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Is York Cursed?
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Silk Cap
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Bar Convent
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Alcuin of York
- King Edward II and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The End of the Abbey
- A New Walk
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions