Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Olive Oil Container
- Statue of Napoleon
- New Shopping Centres
- The Bar Convent
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's Coat of Arms
- Inscription to Hecules
- St William's Shrine
- York Bombed
- Margaret Clitherow
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Basilica
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse