Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- The Roman Fortress
- Barker Tower
- Silver Strap Ends
- Olive Oil Container
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- First World War York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Scarborough Bridge