Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- A New University
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Assembly Rooms
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Shambles
- A Pipkin
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Statue of the God Mars
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Is York Cursed?
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Richard III and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York