Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The York Helmet
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Micklegate Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Railway Institute
- York Union Gas Works
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Industrial Upheaval
- New Shopping Centres
- The Norman House
- Transport Moves On