Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- The Norman Minster
- King Edward I and York
- Church of St Helen
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- William Etty, Artist
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of St Olave
- King Richard II and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Mary Ward
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Mystery Plays
- A New Walk
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Lendal Tower