Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Minster Library
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The County Court House
- Monk Bar
- De Grey Rooms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- William Etty, Artist
- The Norman Minster
- King Edward I and York
- Micklegate Bar
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Judges Lodging