Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Statue of the God Mars
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King Edward III and York
- A Pipkin
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Water Lanes
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The York Hoard
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Black Death
- Jewbury Cemetery
- De Grey Rooms