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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- New Earswick
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- William Etty, Artist
- A New University
- Olive Oil Container
- View from Station Rise
- Treasurer's House
- Our Lady's Row
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Bombed
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Newgate Cross Shaft