Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Jubbergate
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The White Rose of York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Monk Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Roman Fortress
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Castle Museum
- The Norman House
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Anglian Cross
- Ripon College for Women
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bronze weights