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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Debtors' Prison
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The First Minster