Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- New Earswick
- Lendal Bridge
- Fire in the Minster
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Medieval Minster
- The Council of Arles
- A New University
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York and the Holocaust
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Monk Bar
- The Female Prison