Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- The Abbot's House
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Guy Fawkes
- New Shopping Centres
- York Castle Museum
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York Art Gallery
- The Black Death
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Olive Oil Container
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Statue of Napoleon
- Artists, Writers and Scientists