Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- A New Vision For York
- Water Lanes
- Sixties York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Multangular Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- First World War York
- Medieval Chamber Pot