Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Fairfax House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Castle Museum
- York and the Holocaust
- Aldwark Synagogue
- New Earswick
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Crest of York St John College
- The End of the Abbey
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Medieval Castle
- York Art Gallery