Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King Richard III and York
- The Bar Convent
- A Pipkin
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The End of the Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Barley Hall
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Amber Bead Workshop
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- A New Vision For York