Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Jubbergate
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Mansion House
- The Retreat
- Ouse Bridge
- New Shopping Centres
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Stonegate
- Water Lanes
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Greyfriars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers