Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bootham School
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Helen
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- George Leeman
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Alcuin of York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bone Trial Piece
- The County Court House
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Sword Pommel