Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Council of Arles
- The York Observatory
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Multangular Tower
- Judges Lodging
- Barker Tower
- 62 Low Petergate
- Fairfax House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Military Belt Fitting
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York in the fifteenth Century