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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Mary Ward
- View from Station Rise
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The County Court House
- York Union Gas Works
- King Edward III and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Fairfax House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Jubbergate
- Our Lady's Row
- The York Observatory
- Viking Coins
- The Multangular Tower
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window