Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze weights
- The Black Death
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- A New University
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Is York Cursed?
- York Railway Station
- The First Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Roman Fortress
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Multangular Tower
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church