Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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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...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Bar Convent
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Norman House
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Cross
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Walmgate Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- William Etty, Artist
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Amber Bead Workshop