Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- George Leeman
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Battle of the Standard
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Lendal Bridge
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Garrison
- Walmgate Bar
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The George Fox Incident
- Medieval Prisons