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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- The Roman Fortress
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward I and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The First Railway Station
- King Edward II and York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Military Belt Fitting
- Mary Ward
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King Richard III and York
- St William's Shrine
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New Walk
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'