Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Our Lady's Row
- New Shopping Centres
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Aldwark Synagogue
- A New University
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Black Death
- Barley Hall
- Bootham Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- 62 Low Petergate
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Judges Lodging
- All Saints Church, North Street