Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Female Prison
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Gold Arm Ring
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Teaching the Poor
- Statue of the God Mars
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Victoria Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Cawood Sword
- Barley Hall
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Red Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- St Crux's Church
- Statue of Napoleon