Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- The York Helmet
- King Edward III and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Art Gallery
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Judges Lodging
- The Council of Arles
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Gold Arm Ring
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Mystery Plays
- The White Rose of York