Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Central Library
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Alcuin of York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- New Earswick
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Mystery Plays
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Industrial Upheaval
- The George Fox Incident
- Viking Boot