Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The White Rose of York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The First Minster
- Judges Lodging
- Victoria Bar
- Treasurer's House
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Walmgate Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The End of the Abbey
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inscription to Hecules
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Retreat
- Statue of Napoleon