Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The York Observatory
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Norman House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- 62 Low Petergate
- Feeding Roman York
- First World War Memorial
- Vikings and Christianity
- Micklegate Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Roman Fortress
- The Mystery Plays
- Bootham Bar
- The Railway King: George Hudson