Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Black Death
- York and the Holocaust
- Lendal Tower
- John Carr - Architect
- The York Hoard
- The Hospitium
- Church of St Olave
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Stonegate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Second World War York
- Barker Tower
- Constantius Chlorus
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- A New University