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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The New Theatre
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Cawood Sword
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- George Leeman
- The End of the Abbey
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The York Hoard
- The Mystery Plays
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bronze weights
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Hanging Bowl