Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Teaching the Poor
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Water Lanes
- The Basilica
- York and the Holocaust
- Margaret Clitherow
- Rowntree Park
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Greyfriars
- St William's Shrine
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Statue of the God Mars
- Stonegate
- The Minster in the 20th Century