Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- York and the Holocaust
- First World War York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Silver Strap Ends
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Medieval Minster
- Fairfax House
- Walmgate Bar
- King Richard II and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Fire in the Minster
- Bone Trial Piece
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham School
- 62 Low Petergate