Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- New Shopping Centres
- The Cawood Sword
- York and the Holocaust
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Ouse Bridge
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The First Minster
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Hospitium
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Vikings and Christianity