Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Barley Hall
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Hospitium
- Fairfax House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Ripon College for Women
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Viking Boot
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Stonegate