Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Barley Hall
- The Guildhall
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Ripon College for Women
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Garrison