Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Water Lanes
- Middleham Jewel
- King Edward I and York
- Monk Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Victoria Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King Edward II and York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King Richard II and York