Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- A Pipkin
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Black Death
- Medieval Prisons
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Castle Museum
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman Castle
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Lendal Bridge
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The First Railway Station