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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- The Female Prison
- Barker Tower
- Second World War York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Silk Cap
- Anglian Cross
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Scarborough Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Lendal Tower
- Fairfax House