Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Silk Cap
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Fire in the Minster
- The Horn of Ulf
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King Richard II and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Minster Library
- Medieval Prisons
- William Etty, Artist
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Industrial Upheaval