Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Hospitium
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Medieval Castle
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Cawood Sword
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Our Lady's Row
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York and the Holocaust
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Norman House
- Viking Silk Cap