Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Multangular Tower
- The Medieval Castle
- A New Walk
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Viking Silk Cap
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Leonard's Hospital
- New Earswick
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Ripon College for Women
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The 1190 Massacre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Battle of the Standard