Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- The End of the Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Ouse Bridge
- Church of St Olave
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of St Helen
- The Norman Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- The Red Tower
- The Black Death
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Jubbergate
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bone Trial Piece