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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Leonard's Hospital
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Council of Arles
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Middleham Jewel
- King Richard III and York
- King Edward II and York
- York Garrison
- York Central Library
- Gold Finger Ring
- Water Lanes
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Holocaust
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The First Railway Station
- Ripon College for Women
- Jubbergate