Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Coat of Arms
- Viking Male Grooming
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Basilica
- The Norman Castle
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Walmgate Bar
- The New Theatre
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Garrison
- Olive Oil Container
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill