Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Walmgate Bar
- Bootham School
- Vikings and Christianity
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Feeding Roman York
- York Union Gas Works
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Council of Arles
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Medieval Minster