Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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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 Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Margaret Clitherow
- Stonegate
- The Retreat
- The York Hoard
- A New Vision For York
- Micklegate Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Norman Minster
- Fishergate Bar
- The Basilica
- Guy Fawkes
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The End of the Abbey
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom