Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Norman House
- First World War York
- The Battle of the Standard
- De Grey Rooms
- William Etty, Artist
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Water Lanes
- The Norman Castle
- The White Rose of York
- Church of St Olave
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- George Leeman
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Olive Oil Container
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in the 19th Century