Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Skeldergate Bridge
- New Earswick
- Lendal Bridge
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Boot
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Multangular Tower
- Anglian Cross
- Rowntree Park
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman Minster
- York Railway Station