Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- The Greyfriars
- George Leeman
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Fairfax House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Judges Lodging
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Female Prison
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Statue of the God Mars
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Medieval Castle
- Norman Window Frame
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity