Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Margaret Clitherow
- View from Station Rise
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Crux's Church
- King Edward III and York
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King Richard III and York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The End of the Abbey
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head