Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman House
- A New Vision For York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Norman Minster
- The Debtors' Prison
- Fairfax House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Male Grooming
- St Crux's Church
- Walmgate Bar
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Hair of a Roman Girl