Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- William Etty, Artist
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Second World War York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Hospitium
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Medieval Abbey
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York's Coat of Arms
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bootham Bar
- New Earswick
- Clifford's Tower