Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The New Theatre
- Judges Lodging
- The Red Tower
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Cawood Sword
- York Art Gallery
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Fishergate Bar
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- First World War Memorial
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Anglian Cross
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Ouse Bridge
- The Minster in the 19th Century