Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Rowntree Park
- View from Station Rise
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bronze weights
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- De Grey Rooms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Norman Window Frame
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Crest of York St John College
- The Greyfriars
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)