Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Council of Arles
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Norman House
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- George Leeman
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Lendal Bridge
- Margaret Clitherow
- Statue of Napoleon
- John Carr - Architect
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King Edward I and York