Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bootham School
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Walmgate Bar
- The Female Prison
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Roman Chimney Pot
- A New Walk
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Teaching the Poor
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Castle Museum
- Monk Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- First World War Memorial