Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- New Earswick
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Norman Window Frame
- Margaret Clitherow
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- First World War Memorial
- Eric Bloodaxe
- De Grey Rooms
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Teaching the Poor
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bootham School
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Daniel Defoe's York