Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Monk Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Inscription to Hecules
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Guildhall
- King Edward II and York
- The York Hoard
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Mansion House
- York Union Gas Works
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Dick Turpin