Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- New Shopping Centres
- Medieval Prisons
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Castle Museum
- The White Rose of York
- Vikings and Christianity
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Industrial Upheaval
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Railway Institute
- Minster Library
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Inscription from Fortress Gate