Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Viking Male Grooming
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Abbot's House
- The Railway Institute
- Anglian Carving
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Bar
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Military Belt Fitting
- Feeding Roman York
- York Art Gallery