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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Richard III and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Rowntree Park
- Walmgate Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Micklegate Bar
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Vikings and Christianity
- Second World War York
- Ripon College for Women
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Cinema Comes to York