Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Fire in the Minster
- Medieval Prisons
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Female Prison
- The Guildhall
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Scarborough Bridge
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Victorian Prison Building