Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Viking Boot
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Cross
- Margaret Clitherow
- Anglian Carving
- A Pipkin
- Feeding Roman York
- The Abbot's House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Female Prison
- The York Helmet
- Ripon College for Women