Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Is York Cursed?
- William Etty, Artist
- Yorkshire Museum
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Industrial Upheaval
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King Edward I and York
- Barley Hall
- Constantius Chlorus
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's Airfield
- The Abbot's House
- Fairfax House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Pilgrimage of Grace