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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Royal Station Hotel
- York and the Holocaust
- The Mystery Plays
- The Norman Minster
- Fishergate Bar
- New Shopping Centres
- Feeding Roman York
- The Railway Institute
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Bombed
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Treasurer's House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Assembly Rooms
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Roman Fortress
- Our Lady's Row