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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Fire in the Minster
- The Bar Convent
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The First Railway Station
- Statue of the God Mars
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The York Observatory
- Micklegate Bar
- George Leeman
- A Pipkin
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- First World War Memorial
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- A New Walk