Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Coins
- Ouse Bridge
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Monk Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Medieval Minster
- Royal Station Hotel
- Minster Library
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fire in the Minster
- The Abbot's House
- View from Station Rise