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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- George Leeman
- New Earswick
- The Red Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- De Grey Rooms
- 62 Low Petergate
- Monk Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Transport Moves On
- York and the Holocaust
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy