Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Stonegate
- Scarborough Bridge
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- George Leeman
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Barker Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King Richard II and York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries