Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York and the Holocaust
- Anglian Cross
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St William's Shrine
- The York Observatory
- The First Railway Station
- The Norman Castle
- Stonegate
- York Castle Museum
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- First World War York
- The Hospitium
- Scarborough Bridge
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Vikings and Christianity
- Is York Cursed?