Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- The New Theatre
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Debtors' Prison
- Cinema Comes to York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Middleham Jewel
- Victoria Bar
- Viking Coins
- Barley Hall
- Constantius Chlorus
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Monk Bar
- The Mystery Plays
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Central Methodist Chapel