Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Second World War York
- Church of St Helen
- A Pipkin
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The York Observatory
- Ouse Bridge
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Medieval Minster
- Judges Lodging
- Dick Turpin
- First World War Memorial
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Gold Arm Ring