Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's Coat of Arms
- Dick Turpin
- The County Court House
- Alcuin of York
- Viking Boot
- Our Lady's Row
- Cinema Comes to York
- First World War York
- Monk Bar
- Eric Bloodaxe
- King Edward I and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Greyfriars
- The Abbot's House
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool