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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Retreat
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- 62 Low Petergate
- King Richard II and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Norman Minster
- The First Railway Station
- The Greyfriars
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Medieval Castle
- Statue of the God Mars
- Dick Turpin
- The Abbot's House
- Roman Gods and Goddesses