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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Eric Bloodaxe
- A Pipkin
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- William Etty, Artist
- King Richard II and York
- York Union Gas Works
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Is York Cursed?
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Guy Fawkes
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King Edward I and York
- Church of St Olave
- Ouse Bridge