Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Is York Cursed?
- St Crux's Church
- The George Fox Incident
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Ripon College for Women
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bronze weights
- The Norman Castle
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King Richard III and York
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Medieval Abbey
- Walmgate Bar