Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Barley Hall
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Hospitium
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The First Railway Station
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fairfax House
- Bootham School
- York Railway Station
- Vikings and Christianity
- Yorkshire Museum