Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Fairfax House
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Silver Strap Ends
- St Crux's Church
- Roman Head Pot
- The First Railway Station
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Anglian Carving
- Teaching the Poor
- The White Rose of York
- King Edward II and York
- York Central Library