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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The First Railway Station
- The Norman Minster
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St Crux's Church
- The Council of Arles
- Inscription to Hecules
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- All Saints Church, North Street
- A Pipkin
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Olave
- Clifford's Tower