Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Statue of Napoleon
- Vikings and Christianity
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Multangular Tower
- The New Theatre
- York and the Holocaust
- Ripon College for Women
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Observatory