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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Holy Trinity Church
- Margaret Clitherow
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Multangular Tower
- Bootham School
- Viking Boot
- Water Lanes
- The White Rose of York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Is York Cursed?
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Monk Bar
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Battle of the Standard
- The First Minster