Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Our Lady's Row
- Gold Finger Ring
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Female Prison
- King Edward I and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- William Etty, Artist
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Monk Bar
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The White Rose of York