Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Railway Station
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- View from Station Rise
- A Pipkin
- Barker Tower
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Abbot's House
- Fire in the Minster
- Lendal Bridge
- First World War York
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Battle of the Standard
- First World War Memorial
- Monk Bar