Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Guy Fawkes
- George Leeman
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- New Shopping Centres
- Second World War York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Eric Bloodaxe
- A Pipkin
- The Shambles
- York Union Gas Works
- St Leonard's Hospital