Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Cross
- Church of St Olave
- The First Railway Station
- Viking Sword Pommel
- George Leeman
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Basilica
- Feeding Roman York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- New Earswick
- The Norman Minster
- The Assembly Rooms
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Judges Lodging