Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Inscription to Hecules
- The First Railway Station
- The Multangular Tower
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York's Airfield
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Norman House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- George Leeman
- Viking Boot
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Anglian Burial Vessel