Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Silk Cap
- Fire in the Minster
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Guildhall
- King Edward II and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Yorkshire Museum
- Monk Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Aldwark Synagogue
- William Etty, Artist
- The Mystery Plays
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre