Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Statue of an Athlete
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Guy Fawkes
- The Red Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Cinema Comes to York
- Lendal Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Aldwark Synagogue