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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- Alcuin of York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Minster Library
- The York Observatory
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- First World War York
- Olive Oil Container
- Sixties York
- The Female Prison
- Judges Lodging
- The Red Tower
- The Basilica
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Walmgate Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Victoria Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa