Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Guildhall
- King Richard III and York
- Water Lanes
- Medieval Prisons
- The New Theatre
- The Norman House
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Guy Fawkes
- The York Hoard
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Feeding Roman York
- Church of St Helen
- Yorkshire Museum
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Alcuin of York
- The Roman Fortress
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom