Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- The First Railway Station
- York's Coat of Arms
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Mary Ward
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Retreat
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Cawood Sword
- The Red Tower
- Viking Boot
- York Bombed
- The Horn of Ulf
- First World War Memorial
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'