Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Victoria Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Roman Head Pot
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fire in the Minster
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze weights
- William Etty, Artist
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York Art Gallery
- York Castle Museum