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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Minster Library
- The Norman House
- Vikings and Christianity
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bootham Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Bombed
- The First Railway Station
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Union Gas Works
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Lendal Tower