Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- A New Vision For York
- The First Minster
- The York Hoard
- The Guildhall
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The White Rose of York
- Ripon College for Women
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bootham Bar
- Gold Finger Ring
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Rowntree Park
- The Battle of the Standard
- Victoria Bar
- Hair of a Roman Girl