Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The Basilica
- Barker Tower
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Hospitium
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- John Carr - Architect
- Medieval Prisons
- George Leeman
- The Multangular Tower
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- A New Vision For York
- The White Rose of York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers