Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The York Observatory
- Minster Library
- Bootham School
- Gold Arm Ring
- Feeding Roman York
- New Earswick
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Viking Coins
- The First Railway Station
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Medieval Minster
- Cinema Comes to York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Industrial Upheaval