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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The George Fox Incident
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Railway Institute
- Fairfax House
- The Red Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Second World War York
- Ouse Bridge
- The Shambles
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Richard II and York
- Anglian Cross