Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- View from Station Rise
- Military Belt Fitting
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Norman Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Transport Moves On
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Jewbury Cemetery
- A New Vision For York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Church of All Saints Pavement