Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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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...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Gold Arm Ring
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Black Death
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Railway Station
- Middleham Jewel
- Transport Moves On
- Industrial Upheaval
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Multangular Tower
- The Abbot's House
- The York Helmet