Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Anglian Cross
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Medieval Minster
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Water Lanes
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- A Pipkin
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Union Gas Works
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York St John in the 20th Century
- A New Walk
- Judges Lodging