Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Ouse Bridge
- Minster Library
- The Hospitium
- New Shopping Centres
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham Bar
- Stonegate
- The Norman Minster
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Middleham Jewel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The George Fox Incident
- Fire in the Minster
- A New Walk
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Fairfax House