Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- A Pipkin
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Horn of Ulf
- The First Minster
- The Guildhall
- York's Airfield
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Norman Abbey
- First World War York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Male Grooming
- Monk Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The County Court House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Daniel Defoe's York