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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Gold Finger Ring
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Battle of the Standard
- Our Lady's Row
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Edward I and York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Micklegate Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Boot