Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The End of the Abbey
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- George Leeman
- The White Rose of York
- The County Court House
- The York Observatory
- King Edward I and York
- York Union Gas Works
- The Battle of the Standard
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Greyfriars
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Sixties York