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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Transport Moves On
- Viking Boot
- Bootham School
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Royal Station Hotel
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- New Shopping Centres
- York Castle Museum
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Debtors' Prison
- Yorkshire Museum
- Victoria Bar
- King Richard III and York
- Medieval Prisons
- The Victorian Prison Building