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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Scarborough Bridge
- Cinema Comes to York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Central Library
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Clifford's Tower
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- 62 Low Petergate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Basilica
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Olive Oil Container
- De Grey Rooms
- St Martin Le Grand Church