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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War York
- Minster Library
- Alcuin of York
- The First Minster
- The Guildhall
- The White Rose of York
- Second World War York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Mithras and Arimanius
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Central Library
- Scarborough Bridge