Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Crest of York St John College
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Alcuin of York
- St Crux's Church
- Second World War York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Assembly Rooms
- King's Manor - Victorian
- King Edward III and York
- The Railway Institute
- The Medieval Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)