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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Walmgate Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Railway Institute
- The End of the Abbey
- Teaching the Poor
- York Central Library
- View from Station Rise
- A New University
- First World War Memorial
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Eric Bloodaxe