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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Roman Head Pot
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Shambles
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Railway Station
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bronze weights
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The End of the Abbey