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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Cinema Comes to York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Greyfriars
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- St William's Shrine
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Monk Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Mystery Plays
- Statue of Napoleon
- William Etty, Artist
- The Pilgrimage of Grace