Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Assembly Rooms
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Guildhall
- William Etty, Artist
- A New Vision For York
- The Council of Arles
- Gold Finger Ring
- King Edward I and York
- King Richard III and York
- Anglian Carving
- First World War York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Female Prison