Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- De Grey Rooms
- York Central Library
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Airfield
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Retreat
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Red Tower
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The First Minster
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St Crux's Church
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers