Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Lendal Bridge
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Council of Arles
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Alcuin of York
- Medieval Prisons
- The Roman Fortress
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Second World War York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Barley Hall
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York