Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Sixties York
- The First Minster
- The Cawood Sword
- The Norman Abbey
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Fishergate Bar
- The Railway Institute
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Olive Oil Container
- Scarborough Bridge
- Micklegate Bar
- The Black Death
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Medieval Minster