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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Black Death
- Sixties York
- Walmgate Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Medieval Castle
- A New Walk
- The Medieval Abbey
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The First Railway Station
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman House