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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Debtors' Prison
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Olave
- Jewbury Cemetery
- A Pipkin
- Walmgate Bar
- York and the Holocaust
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Rowntree Park
- Olive Oil Container
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York