Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Micklegate Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Black Death
- The Medieval Abbey
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Union Gas Works
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Retreat