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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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Judges Lodging
- The Black Death
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Hospitium
- The York Hoard
- Margaret Clitherow
- Sixties York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Male Grooming
- Statue of the God Mars
- First World War Memorial
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York and the Holocaust
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Olive Oil Container
- The Debtors' Prison