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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Garrison
- Fishergate Bar
- Judges Lodging
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster after the Reformation
- First World War Memorial
- The New Theatre
- King Richard III and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy