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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Clifford's Tower
- New Earswick
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Is York Cursed?
- York Garrison
- The 1190 Massacre
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Shambles
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Anglian Carving
- York Union Gas Works