Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Fairfax House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York's Coat of Arms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Norman Window Frame
- Holy Trinity Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Medieval Prisons
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Clifford's Tower
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head