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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Multangular Tower
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barker Tower
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fire in the Minster
- Cinema Comes to York
- Treasurer's House
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Basilica
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- First World War York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Statue of Napoleon