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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The County Court House
- Bootham Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Bombed
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Olive Oil Container
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Micklegate Bar
- Anglian Burial Vessel