Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Bone Trial Piece
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- George Leeman
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Helen
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York Garrison
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Multangular Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Castle Museum