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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Fishergate Bar
- John Carr - Architect
- William Etty, Artist
- Monk Bar
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Lendal Bridge
- Crest of York St John College
- The Debtors' Prison
- St Crux's Church
- Sixties York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Retreat
- A New Vision For York
- Church of St Olave