Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Guildhall
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Norman Window Frame
- Anglian Carving
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Red Tower
- York's Coat of Arms
- A New Walk
- The Railway Institute
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Greyfriars
- A New University