Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- New Earswick
- The Greyfriars
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Rowntree Park
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- A New Walk
- St William's Shrine
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bronze weights
- The Horn of Ulf
- George Leeman
- Viking Coins
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Yorkshire Museum