Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Fire in the Minster
- Our Lady's Row
- The Medieval Abbey
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Dick Turpin
- Olive Oil Container
- Fairfax House
- The First Minster
- New Earswick
- Viking Male Grooming
- Cinema Comes to York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Norman Abbey
- Anglian Hanging Bowl