Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- A New Vision For York
- The York Helmet
- York Bombed
- Barley Hall
- Teaching the Poor
- The Medieval Castle
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- New Shopping Centres
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Multangular Tower
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Statue of Napoleon
- Second World War York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed