Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Transport Moves On
- Fishergate Bar
- A Pipkin
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Norman Minster
- De Grey Rooms
- St Crux's Church
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Stonegate
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)