Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A Pipkin
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bronze weights
- The Basilica
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Military Belt Fitting
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Hospitium
- Jubbergate
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Elizabeth Boardingham