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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- Jubbergate
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Bar Convent
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Lendal Tower
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Bombed
- Alcuin of York
- Ripon College for Women
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Walmgate Bar
- The Basilica
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Royal Station Hotel