Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The George Fox Incident
- Bronze weights
- York and the Holocaust
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The County Court House
- York Castle Museum
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Debtors' Prison
- Is York Cursed?
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head