Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Walmgate Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Church of St Helen
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- First World War Memorial
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Red Tower
- Bone Trial Piece