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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- York Art Gallery
- Sixties York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Jubbergate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Central Library
- Second World War York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- New Shopping Centres
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Minster in the 20th Century