Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The End of the Abbey
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman Minster
- Royal Station Hotel
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Mystery Plays
- Military Belt Fitting
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Walmgate Bar
- Lendal Tower
- The Red Tower