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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The York Helmet
- The Red Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A New University
- The Abbot's House
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The New Theatre
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Viking Male Grooming
- Second World War York
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Black Death
- Military Belt Fitting
- York and the Holocaust
- Vikings and Christianity
- Skeldergate Bridge