Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Alcuin of York
- Transport Moves On
- Minster Library
- Gold Arm Ring
- Stonegate
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Yorkshire Museum
- York and the Holocaust
- The Railway Institute
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Airfield
- George Leeman
- The Black Death
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- John Carr - Architect