Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Is York Cursed?
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Lendal Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Micklegate Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- The York Hoard
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Norman Castle
- St Crux's Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Barley Hall
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Yorkshire Museum
- The New Theatre