Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Crest of York St John College
- The York Observatory
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Basilica
- York Railway Station
- Sixties York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bootham School
- The First Minster
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Bombed
- The Medieval Minster
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Teaching the Poor