Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Fire in the Minster
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Medieval Castle
- The Bar Convent
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The First Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Black Death
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Ripon College for Women
- A Pipkin
- Bronze weights
- The End of the Abbey
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Minster after the Reformation