Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Scarborough Bridge
- Anglian Cross
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Horn of Ulf
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Retreat
- Crest of York St John College
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The George Fox Incident
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Vikings and Christianity
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- William Etty, Artist
- The First Railway Station
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Fishergate Bar
- Victoria Bar