Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Statue of an Athlete
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- New Earswick
- Rowntree Park
- The Mystery Plays
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Retreat
- The Multangular Tower
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Coat of Arms
- Mary Ward