Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- 62 Low Petergate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The York Observatory
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Union Gas Works
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Shambles
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street