Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Central Library
- 62 Low Petergate
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Our Lady's Row
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham School
- The Railway Institute
- York and the Holocaust
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Statue of an Athlete
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Walmgate Bar
- Barker Tower
- Viking Silk Cap
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Lendal Tower