Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The York Helmet
- King Richard III and York
- The Hospitium
- Lendal Bridge
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- A New Vision For York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Church of St Olave
- The Bar Convent
- The Abbot's House