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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Church of St Helen
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Hospitium
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- First World War York
- The Council of Arles
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St William's Shrine