Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Jewbury Cemetery
- George Leeman
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The End of the Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- Jubbergate
- Military Belt Fitting
- Teaching the Poor
- Fairfax House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Minster in the 18th Century