Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- A New Walk
- Bronze weights
- King Edward III and York
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Guildhall
- Jubbergate
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Statue of Napoleon
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The County Court House
- View from Station Rise
- The Basilica