Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- A New University
- Bronze weights
- The George Fox Incident
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The White Rose of York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Gold Finger Ring
- Lendal Tower
- The Newgate Cross Shaft