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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Gold Finger Ring
- Jubbergate
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Minster Library
- Viking Coins
- Viking Boot
- Fishergate Bar
- Our Lady's Row
- Clifford's Tower
- St Crux's Church
- King Edward II and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Railway Institute
- Vikings and Christianity
- Treasurer's House