Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The White Rose of York
- The Council of Arles
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Minster Library
- The Basilica
- 62 Low Petergate
- Anglian Carving
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Roman Fortress
- Monk Bar