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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- John Carr - Architect
- The York Observatory
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Ripon College for Women
- Viking Silk Cap
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Statue of the God Mars
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Church of St Olave
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A New Walk
- The Cawood Sword
- The York Helmet
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart