Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The End of the Abbey
- The Multangular Tower
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Norman Window Frame
- Judges Lodging
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Battle of Marston Moor