Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- Royal Station Hotel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Statue of Napoleon
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Norman Abbey
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Medieval Castle
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bone Trial Piece
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Richard III and York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Water Lanes