Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- The Assembly Rooms
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York and the Holocaust
- York Garrison
- The George Fox Incident
- Middleham Jewel
- Sixties York
- St William's Shrine
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of St Olave
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Railway Station
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Ripon College for Women