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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Castle Museum
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Richard II and York
- The New Theatre
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Crest of York St John College
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman Castle
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Ouse Bridge
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Edward I and York