Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Margaret Clitherow
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Medieval Prisons
- Middleham Jewel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- A Pipkin
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Red Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Anglian Cross
- The Norman House
- The End of the Abbey
- Statue of Napoleon
- New Shopping Centres