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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- York Railway Station
- The Horn of Ulf
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- New Earswick
- Fire in the Minster
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bootham School
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Roman Fortress
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Bar Convent
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Union Gas Works
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Norman Abbey