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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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Lendal Tower
- Viking Coins
- Monk Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Carving
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- John Carr - Architect
- Fire in the Minster
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The York Helmet
- Crest of York St John College